The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-31
THE GREAT STRIKE
Is PRACTICALLY A pla FAILURE.
The Employees OF tho Rsndlng Road Again
ordered Out BY . labor Convention, but
tho Men Refuse to Obey
Uninterrupted..LateD acknowledgements


morning, and at that time decided 10 issu
orders for general strike, to take place a
twelve o'clock to-day.
Every man In the employ Of the Read
Ing Company, with the exception Of paea
enger crews, trackmen and signal towe
men and crossing watchmen, ia 10 20 OF
strike, and fifteen minutes after the meet
ing the signal was flashed acrosu tho wire
to Philadelphia and Williamnport. q
Tho resolution ssyu the men shall strikt
and remain out until tho Company shal
agree to arbitrate all differences. This in
cludea the ahop men In this city, who tool
the initiative in refusing to 20 out early
this week, thus breaking the backbone O.
the strike ct that time, and every mar
who belongs to tho knights.
A resolution was passed offering q re-
ward OF $1,000 for tho arrest OF any psraon
who In any way destroys or mi jureD my
Of the compsny's property. The order
includes not only the hands on the main
line, but over the whole syetsm, and was ia
take effect at noon to-day. It is thought
that the shop hands in this city will no,
obey the order. K.
MINERS TO HELP THEM,
Alter the adjournment OF the conysn.
ton the miners held separate session
and did not adjourn until five o'clock this
morning. They transacted nothing def.
mite in reference to striking, but agreed to
give full financial and moral support TO
the strikers on the railroad. Tho miners
did not decide to strife with the railroad.
era because they are working by an agree.
mens with the company which is binding
until January l, and because they still
have hopes that the company will con.
tinue the eight per cant advance.
Chairman Lee, Of the Executive Com.
mittee, before he left Reading this morn.
ing, declared that If strike Of miners did
take place it would not only affect the
Schuylkill miners, but those in the Wyo.
ming coal feida as we'll as the Lehivh
miners. He felt sure they would all re-.
main drm. thus placing on strike at ole
time 100000 miners, and not q pound OF
cosl could then be mined.
oinEhAShho AAuk EUBLlC. .
Tho convention made public the cor.
respondence of the knights Of Labor and
the Miners and Lsbossrs' Amalgamated
Association in Pottaville with President
Corbin. In the first dispatch the men
say that they are desirous OF arbitrating,
as public interests demand satisfactory
settlement, work to continue us usnal
pending arbitration. To this President
Corbin replied that he had nothing to ar.
bitrate.
The men replied that "pubIic interests
should not suffer-" and urgently appealed
that negotiations open ia hopes of amica.
BILE adjustment. President Oorbir re.
piled to this that the company had moth.
ing to discuss or arbitrate. He adds, "any
dlctation by any one in our employ as to
how We shall do our business will be fol.
lowed by Immediate discharge of the med.
dler." He says employees must decide rs
between the knights of Labor and the
company. He adds: "It such allesisn CO
10 to the knights Of Labor first, such men
will not be tolerated in our. service min.
ute"
To this tho men replied that they
wanted to avoid impending difficulty .
but would contest every inch OF ground,
inspired with tho motto, mo surrender
until victory is complete" -
WHAT OFFICIALS SAY.
The company's officials are not greatly
exercised over the new order to the rail.
readers to strike. They say that the trains
are all running on time, that they have
all the men they want and others in re.
serve, and that the only danger is of coal
famine If the miners strike.
Last nights convention consisted exact.
ly of three hundred and sixty.three dele.
gates, majority OF whom came from the
coal regions, the Lshigh and Wyoming
miners being aleo represented. The con.
yention was entirely secret. Hardly a
delegate arrived before eundown last
evening, and everyone had Disappeared
from the city before daylight. -
The trades unions Of Reading, composed
OF such bodies as the printers, potte,
moulders, bakers, carpenters, hod car.
riers, cigar makers, BARRIERS, etc.. have or.
Ganized themselves into @ body known as
the Trade and Labor Council, which it is
estimated represents 1900 men. They do
not affiliate with the K. OF L. At alate
hour last night, after lengthy meeting,
the Council passed the following resolu..
tons: =
Resolved, That we, tho Trade and Lsbo,
Council Of Reading, do cenaure the Phila.
delphia & Reading Company for their di.
rect attack on organiz I'd labor and REQUEST
all unions to extend their sympa.hies and
aid to thoae directly injured by the com.
pany. &c s
Resolved, That wo severely condemn the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers 70,
their very ready offer Of assistance to the
company in the present difficulties on the
road merely for the purpose Of seeking 70.
venge. s'a- u ,g,.. I. !. g,.,,y,I !.
Superintendent Cables information thil
afternoon is that the only places north Of
this city whore the men have obsyed the
orders OF the Reading convention and gone
on strike, are situated in the coal regions,
such as Ashland, Shamokin and Potts.
vile. 1t is believed by the officials that II
the company's 1000 employees in this city
can be kept at work the order to etrike
Will prove vain effort. fst
OFFICIALS ARE HAPPY.
Tho Situation ut Philadelphia up to the
| sig Latest Hour. 5
PHlLADELrnIA, Dec. sO.-The officials O.
the Reading Railroad were jubiant thls
morning; everything was working as well
and better than expected and no trouble
anticipated. Every one awaited an nxinnsl,